Lily Qi is a Democratic member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 15 in Montgomery County. She is Maryland's first Chinese-born state legislator, elected in 2018 after mobilizing the local Chinese-American community via WeChat and receiving endorsements from Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett and the Maryland Sierra Club. Notable achievements include being named to Daily Record's Maryland's Top 100 Women and Power 30 Manufacturing ; she served as a delegate to the 2024 Democratic National Convention pledged to Kamala Harris and chairs the Work Group to Study the Transformation of Manufacturing in Maryland's Emerging Digital Economy . Qi became a U.S. citizen in 1999, is married, and has one child.

Education and Political Experience

• Education: M.A. in organizational and interpersonal communication from Ohio University ; M.B.A. in marketing and global information technology management from Kogod School of Business, American University .
• Political Experience: Began in politics as liaison to the Asian American community under Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett ; Assistant Chief Administrative Officer for economic and workforce matters ; member of Governor's Commission on Asian-Pacific American Affairs ; sworn into House of Delegates ; current roles include member of Energy Industry Revitalization Working Group and Workgroup on Artificial Intelligence Implementation ; caucus memberships: Maryland Legislative Asian-American and Pacific-Islander Caucus, Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus, Maryland Legislative Transit Caucus, Women Legislators of Maryland.
• Professional Background: Co-founder, Bio-Health Innovation, Inc.; Vice President of Business Development and Marketing, District of Columbia Economic Partnership ; Public Information Officer, DC Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking ; Board of Directors, Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation ; Board of Trustees, Suburban Hospital and Imagination Stage .